For those who want a bit more structure in class, who want suggestions of what to do each day, here it is. This is not a list of required assignments, just a suggestion of things that you could do to stay on schedule, improve your wiki, and prepare for the test.
Structured Calendar
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Aug 19
Intro
Aug 20
Open Lab
Aug 24
Open Lab
Aug 26 Discussion: Encomienda System, Joint-stock companies, Jamestown, John Rolfe
Aug 28 Discussion: Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Pequot War
Sept 1
Open Lab
Sept 3 Wiki Review / Open Lab
Sept 8 Wiki Review 1. Write what you did for homework last week. Consider reading from the paperback in the cupboard in the classroom about the election of 1800 for homework for the next few weeks.
2. Watch 2 or 3 videos from the "A Day in the Life" series at emedia (www.uen.org / click Video and Media bottom right / click eMedia )
3. Write a summary of what it was like to be a colonist.
4. Look for primary sources on the web that support and illustrate this summary, and add them to your summary.
5. Add an entry to your learning log.
Sept 10 Discussion: Mercantilism, Triangular Trade, Salutary Neglect
1. Take notes on the expert topic discussion.
2. Start a page on The Events leading to the Declaration of Independence (test question one).
3. Research the Sugar act and Stamp Acts and write about what they were, and how they affected the colonists.
5. Add an entry to your learning log.
Sept 14 Experts: Religious Freedom in New England
Experts: Witchcraft Trials
Experts: Enlightenment
Experts: Ben Franklin Experts: George Washington
1. Write what you did for homework last week.
2. Take notes on the group presentations.
3. Write an entry on your learning log.
Sept 16
Open Lab
1, Work on your group expert topic and make sure that you have made assignments so that you are ready to present to the class (15 minutes).
2. Write an entry on your learning log.
Sept 18 Discussion: French and Indian War, Proclamation of 1763, Navigation Acts
1. Take notes on the presentations. I suggest that all of these could go under the events leading to the Declaration.
2. Go to Timetoast.com and create an account and start building a timeline of events leading up to the declaration.
3. Write what you did for homework this week.
4. Add an entry to your learning log.
Sept 22 Discussion: Sons of Liberty, Boston Massacre, Intolerable Acts
1. Take notes on the individual presentations. These are also events leading to the Declaration.
2. Go back over the notes from Friday and the notes from today and fill in the holes so that they are more complete.
3. Look at the page on the Declaration question for Test One for ideas for your notes and also add your own ideas to that page.
4. Contribute anything you can from your wiki to the class wiki.
5. Add an entry to your learning log.
Sept 24 Discussion: Common Sense, Lexington and Concord, Declaratsition of Independence
1. Take notes on the individual presentations. These are the last events leading to the Declaration.
2. Start to write your essay for the Declaration question on Test One. You should probably create a new page just for that answer.
3. Add an entry to your learning log.
Sept 29 Discussion: Revolutionary War, Valley Forge, French Support
1. Write what you did for homework last week.
2. Take notes on the individual presentations.
3. Finish your first essay, if you haven't, and ask a couple of friends to read it and suggest ways to improve it. Mr. Little would also be a good person to get feedback from.
4. Add an entry to your learning log.
Oct 1
Class Review of Wikis
1. Take a look at other people's wikis and get suggestions on how you can improve yours.
2. Make some changes on your wiki, if you want.
3. Edit your test essay one based on the suggestions of your friends.
4. Add an entry to your learning log.
Oct 5 Wiki Review / Open Lab
1. Write what you did for homework last week.
2. Start researching a topic for the third test question. Look at one of the "essential questions" on the class wiki. You should choose one you already know something about.
3. Add an entry to your learning log.
Oct 7 Wiki Review / Open Lab
1. Continue researching your third test question, adding info to your wiki.
2. Add an entry to your learning log.
Oct 9 Advisory
Discussion: Articles of Confederation
1. Take notes on the discussion today.
2. Build a page for the second test essay and start learning about it. I suggest that either of the first two will be easier than the third option.
3. Add an entry to your learning log.
Oct 13 Experts: War of 1812
Experts: National Bank
Experts: Whiskey Rebellion
Experts: Jay's Treaty
Experts: Louisiana Purchase
1. Write what you did for homework last week.
2. Take notes on the group presentations today.
3. Add an entry to your learning log.
Oct 19 Discussion: Constitutional Convention, The Federalist Papers, Democratic Republicans, Federalists
1. Take notes on the discussion topics.
2. Work on your second essay.
3. Add an entry to your learning log.
Oct 21
Open Lab
1. Finish the second essay and ask a few people, including Mr. Little to review it.
2. Choose a topic that you would like to learn about for fun.
3. Add an entry to your learning log.
Oct 23
Open Lab
1. Write what you did for homework this week.
2. Revise your 2nd essay based on the feedback you got.
3. Print both of the two essays for the term one test and hand them in (early).
4. Review the topic that you were going to write on for your third test question and other topics that you think Mr. Little will choose from your wiki for the fourth question.
5. Add an entry to your learning log.
Oct 27 TEST DAY
Oct 29 Discussion: Life in the South, Plantation System, Compromise of 1820, Nullification Crisis
Nov 3 Discussion: Life in the North, Factory System, Lowell Experience
Nov 5 Discussion: The Westward movement, Monroe Doctrine, American System, Indian Removal Act
Nov 9 Wiki Review / Open Lab
Nov 11 Wiki Review/ Open Lab
Nov 13 Experts: Educational Reform
Experts: Women's Rights
Experts: Temperance
Experts: Capitalism
Experts: Trade Unions
Nov 17 Discussion: Republic of Texas, War with Mexico, Oregon Trail, Gold Rush, Compromise of 1850
Nov 19
Class Review of Wikis
Nov 23
Open Lab
Nov 25 Discussion: Slavery, Underground Railroad, Abolitionism, Bleeding Kansas, John Brown, Election of 1860
Nov 30 Discussion: Secession, CSA, Civil War, Anaconda Plan, Emancipation
Dec 2 Wiki Review / Open Lab
Erica's B-day!!!!! 18 :)
Dec 4 Wiki Review / Open Lab
Dec 8 Discussion: Lincoln/Johnson Reconstruction, Congressional Reconstruction, Jim Crow Laws
Dec 10
Open Lab
Dec 14 Discussion: Homesteading, Immigration, Ellis Island, Labor Unions
Dec 16 Discussion: Urban Life, Progressives
Dec 18 Advisory
Discussion:Imperialism, Spanish-American War
Structured Calendar
Intro
Open Lab
Open Lab
Discussion: Encomienda System, Joint-stock companies, Jamestown, John Rolfe
Discussion: Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Pequot War
Open Lab
Wiki Review / Open Lab
Wiki Review
1. Write what you did for homework last week. Consider reading from the paperback in the cupboard in the classroom about the election of 1800 for homework for the next few weeks.
2. Watch 2 or 3 videos from the "A Day in the Life" series at emedia (www.uen.org / click Video and Media bottom right / click eMedia )
3. Write a summary of what it was like to be a colonist.
4. Look for primary sources on the web that support and illustrate this summary, and add them to your summary.
5. Add an entry to your learning log.
Discussion: Mercantilism, Triangular Trade, Salutary Neglect
1. Take notes on the expert topic discussion.
2. Start a page on The Events leading to the Declaration of Independence (test question one).
3. Research the Sugar act and Stamp Acts and write about what they were, and how they affected the colonists.
5. Add an entry to your learning log.
Experts: Religious Freedom in New England
Experts: Witchcraft Trials
Experts: Enlightenment
Experts: Ben Franklin
Experts: George Washington
1. Write what you did for homework last week.
2. Take notes on the group presentations.
3. Write an entry on your learning log.
Open Lab
1, Work on your group expert topic and make sure that you have made assignments so that you are ready to present to the class (15 minutes).
2. Write an entry on your learning log.
Discussion: French and Indian War, Proclamation of 1763, Navigation Acts
1. Take notes on the presentations. I suggest that all of these could go under the events leading to the Declaration.
2. Go to Timetoast.com and create an account and start building a timeline of events leading up to the declaration.
3. Write what you did for homework this week.
4. Add an entry to your learning log.
Discussion: Sons of Liberty, Boston Massacre, Intolerable Acts
1. Take notes on the individual presentations. These are also events leading to the Declaration.
2. Go back over the notes from Friday and the notes from today and fill in the holes so that they are more complete.
3. Look at the page on the Declaration question for Test One for ideas for your notes and also add your own ideas to that page.
4. Contribute anything you can from your wiki to the class wiki.
5. Add an entry to your learning log.
Discussion: Common Sense, Lexington and Concord, Declaratsition of Independence
1. Take notes on the individual presentations. These are the last events leading to the Declaration.
2. Start to write your essay for the Declaration question on Test One. You should probably create a new page just for that answer.
3. Add an entry to your learning log.
Discussion: Revolutionary War, Valley Forge, French Support
1. Write what you did for homework last week.
2. Take notes on the individual presentations.
3. Finish your first essay, if you haven't, and ask a couple of friends to read it and suggest ways to improve it. Mr. Little would also be a good person to get feedback from.
4. Add an entry to your learning log.
Class Review of Wikis
1. Take a look at other people's wikis and get suggestions on how you can improve yours.
2. Make some changes on your wiki, if you want.
3. Edit your test essay one based on the suggestions of your friends.
4. Add an entry to your learning log.
Wiki Review / Open Lab
1. Write what you did for homework last week.
2. Start researching a topic for the third test question. Look at one of the "essential questions" on the class wiki. You should choose one you already know something about.
3. Add an entry to your learning log.
Wiki Review / Open Lab
1. Continue researching your third test question, adding info to your wiki.
2. Add an entry to your learning log.
Advisory
Discussion: Articles of Confederation
1. Take notes on the discussion today.
2. Build a page for the second test essay and start learning about it. I suggest that either of the first two will be easier than the third option.
3. Add an entry to your learning log.
Experts: War of 1812
Experts: National Bank
Experts: Whiskey Rebellion
Experts: Jay's Treaty
Experts: Louisiana Purchase
1. Write what you did for homework last week.
2. Take notes on the group presentations today.
3. Add an entry to your learning log.
Discussion: Constitutional Convention, The Federalist Papers, Democratic Republicans, Federalists
1. Take notes on the discussion topics.
2. Work on your second essay.
3. Add an entry to your learning log.
Open Lab
1. Finish the second essay and ask a few people, including Mr. Little to review it.
2. Choose a topic that you would like to learn about for fun.
3. Add an entry to your learning log.
Open Lab
1. Write what you did for homework this week.
2. Revise your 2nd essay based on the feedback you got.
3. Print both of the two essays for the term one test and hand them in (early).
4. Review the topic that you were going to write on for your third test question and other topics that you think Mr. Little will choose from your wiki for the fourth question.
5. Add an entry to your learning log.
TEST DAY
Discussion: Life in the South, Plantation System, Compromise of 1820, Nullification Crisis
Discussion: Life in the North, Factory System, Lowell Experience
Discussion: The Westward movement, Monroe Doctrine, American System, Indian Removal Act
Wiki Review / Open Lab
Wiki Review / Open Lab
Experts: Educational Reform
Experts: Women's Rights
Experts: Temperance
Experts: Capitalism
Experts: Trade Unions
Discussion: Republic of Texas, War with Mexico, Oregon Trail, Gold Rush, Compromise of 1850
Class Review of Wikis
Open Lab
Discussion: Slavery, Underground Railroad, Abolitionism, Bleeding Kansas, John Brown, Election of 1860
Discussion: Secession, CSA, Civil War, Anaconda Plan, Emancipation
Wiki Review / Open Lab
Erica's B-day!!!!! 18 :)
Wiki Review / Open Lab
Discussion: Lincoln/Johnson Reconstruction, Congressional Reconstruction, Jim Crow Laws
Open Lab
Discussion: Homesteading, Immigration, Ellis Island, Labor Unions
Discussion: Urban Life, Progressives
Advisory
Discussion: Imperialism, Spanish-American War
Open Lab
Wiki Review / Open Lab
Wiki Review / Open Lab
TEST DAY
Awards Day
Schaefin Winters B-day!! 18 :)